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Thai Cucumber Relish | Ajaad | อาจาด
Ajaad (อาจาด) or Thai style cucumber relish is a side that goes well with satay, Thai pork toast, Thai yellow curry and more. It's super easy to make and you'll already have most of the ingredients in your kitchen!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons vinegar
- 6 shallots (peeled)
- 1/2 cucumber (cut in half, with each divided vertically into 4 equal sticks)
- 3 peppers (ideally 1 red, 1 green, and one yellow)
Instructions
- 1
Heat water in a saucepan over medium heat.
- 2
Once the water is hot, add sugar.
- 3
Add vinegar.
- 4
Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove the saucepan from heat and let it cool down completely.
- 5
Slice the shallots, cucumber and peppers.
- 6
Put all the sliced fresh vegetables in a bowl.
- 7
Once the liquid mixture has cooled down, pour it over the vegetables.
- 8
Stir the ingredients with a spoon so that everything mixes well.